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HANSARDEarly Release of PrisonersAs my hon. Friend considers the evolution of the Opposition’s justice policy, might he give consideration to taking the expansion of prisons, or the development of new prisons,…07 Jul 2026HANSARD Civil Service PensionsI thank the Minister for his statement and, through him, his officials, and particularly the surge team, who are trying to clear up this mess of Capita’s creation. I am sure the…06 Jul 2026HANSARDOnline Safety: ChildrenParents, teachers and young people across North Dorset welcomed the Secretary of State’s announcement last month, as do I. This is clearly a fast-moving area of communication.…01 Jul 2026HANSARDIsrael: E1 Zone ExpansionI thank the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western) for his urgent question. I was on the trip to Israel with him the other week, and we saw all too clearly and…01 Jul 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesThe Secretary of State and the shadow Secretary of State, my right hon. Friend the Member for Daventry (Stuart Andrew), are both to be congratulated on the tone and tenor with…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesThe hon. Member for Leeds South West and Morley (Mark Sewards) is in agreement. Can the Secretary of State’s Department now grip that issue and drive it forward in order to give…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Farming Road Map and Profitability ReviewI, too, hope that the right hon. Lady remains in place, and I thank her for bringing forward the road map. On behalf of the livestock and arable farmers in North Dorset, Blackmore…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersWill the hon. Gentleman give way?23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersWill the hon. Gentleman give way?23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersMy hon. Friend the Member for Reigate (Rebecca Paul) mentioned the recently published studies in Finland. Does the hon. Gentleman not think there is any merit in waiting to see…23 Jun 2026HANSARDWest Bank: Settler ActivityI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s use of the term “settler terrorism”. She is absolutely right; the phrase “settler violence” does not do justice to what is happening. She will be…16 Jun 2026HANSARD Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: RevivalI am sure that the right hon. Lady paid as close attention to the remarks of my right hon. Friend the Member for Maldon as I did, but she has just repeated that during covid the…15 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS DentistryI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, my near neighbour, for bringing forward this motion. He will agree that this is an issue that seems to fall hardest—disproportionately so—on…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsIt is a tragic perversity that the actions of Hezbollah and Hamas actually hurt and harm the interests and safety of those whom they purport to act on behalf of. Several years…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government ResponseFirst, through the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, may I thank all of the officials at the Cabinet Office who have dealt with this matter in a very thorough, professional…01 Jun 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsViolence against women and girls is often focused on what women and girls can do to keep themselves safe, but the Minister will know that the pernicious attitude of toxic…29 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesWould my right hon. Friend forgive me if I do not? A lot of Members want to speak, so I want to make a little progress. The third compelling point is that Labour Whips and…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesDoes my right hon. Friend agree that this issue will be resolved in one or two places? It will either be resolved in the court of public opinion or in front of the Privileges…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesMy hon. Friend is right. The same was true, of course, when the Privileges Committee looked at Boris Johnson’s behaviour; the majority of MPs on the Committee were Tory, and the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDReferral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesThere has been a common theme in the remarks made by the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull East (Karl Turner), the hon. Member for Nottingham East (Nadia Whittome)—it is a…28 Apr 2026